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Injury cloud hanging over Mexico's World Cup send-off match

With Andres Guardado, Hector Moreno and Diego Reyes ruled out of Saturday's game, the mood may be more concerned than optimistic

Mexico fans will bid their team goodbye Saturday night at the Estadio Azteca, and they absolutely don't want to see Hector Moreno, Diego Reyes or Andres Guardado back in the country next week.

Injury concerns about the three players, who represent the player Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio has started most, fourth-most and fifth-most during his tenure, While the coach initially said Saturday would be the deadline and players who weren't in their best athletic shape would be trimmed from the World Cup roster, Osorio never was going to throw in the towel so soon on three of his most important players.